Pope Francis I, formerly known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has taken the mantle of Peter for the Catholic Church. But how could this new pope be connected to “petrus romanus,” or Peter the Roman, which was predicted by the supposed Saint Malachy prophecies?

This writer endeavored to look at any possible connections between Pope Francis I, or Jorge Mario Bergoglio, and the Saint Malachy Prophecy. The short version is that there does not seem to be much connection to either Peter or Rome. The one exception is the new pope’s last name Bergoglio, which is difficult to find any decent ancestry or etymological information about.

The Saint Malachy prophesy ends in this manner with the papal election of pope number 112, who is Pope Francis I:

“In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church, there will sit Peter the Roman, who will pasture his sheep in many tribulations, and when these things are finished, the city of seven hills will be destroyed, and the dreadful judge will judge his people.”

Some readers have pointed out that if you break up the new pope’s last name it can be translated from “Berg” into mountain, or rock/petrus. Good so far, but this is where the connection gets weak.

Oglio is a left-side tributary of the Po River in Lombardy, Italy. Lombardy is in the northern portion of Italy, far from Rome, or Roma. I thought that perhaps the Po River might connect to Rome in some fashion, but that’s not the case:

Although, it could be argued that by merely being of Italian descent there is a connection to the former Roman Empire. Therefore, you could take Pope Francis’ former last name and list it as “rock/peter oglio of Rome/Italy.” Still very convoluted, but at least there’s some sort of connection.

Pope Francis I can be translated as “frenchman,” which bears no resemblanced to Petrus Romanus, although the original Saint Francis of Assisi was born as Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone. Pietro is a variant of Peter, or Petrus, but that’s a weak connection at best.

Other readers have pointed out that since Pope Francis I is a Jesuit this would make him the “Black Pope” since Jesuits are known for their black robes. But that prediction supposedly comes from Nostradamus, not Saint Malachy, and this writer has not adequately researched that subject yet.

Technically, since each pope takes upon themselves the mantle of Peter of the Catholic Church, which stems from the Roman Empire, all the popes could be called Peter the Roman, or Petrus Romanus. It could also be argued that Pope Francis I may eventually earn a similar, or exact, nickname due to his deeds as pope.

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He is one of the five children of Mario José Bergoglio, a railway worker born in Portacomaro in Italy's Piedmont region, and his wife Regina María Sivori, a housewife born in Buenos Aires to a family of northern Italian origin.

The Holy Roman Empire is not the same as the original Roman Empire. The Catholic Church was founded within the latter, the original Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire was created when the pope crowned Charlemagne Emperor long after the Eastern Roman Empire had ceased to exist.

It is possible that Petrus Romanus is Malacy's way of telling us that this Pope's origin will be misinterpreted by many. It seems as if his prophetic name is simply to point out that though the media professes him to be Peter of Argentina, because of his parents, he is no different from other popes. He is still by blood Peter of Rome. Let's not forget that Peter was supposedly the first pope. This pope is constantly being referred to as the Pope of firsts. He is also a Jesuit. That is unquestionably Vatican born. Do you see it? While they claim Peter was Pope number 1, he was not actually from Rome. That means to them, the Papacy did not start with a Roman. Pope Francis is not only the son Romans, he is a Jesuit. The Jesuits as previously mentioned started in Rome. This makes Pope Francis the first Peter to ever come from this office of the Vatican formed in Rome itself. Also, God told Peter to be a fisher of men. The Jesuits main aim is to win souls to the Catholic Church creating catholic supremacy. They are most certainly fishers of men. I actually think its clear.